Had mine today. It?s a nice book. It?s is printed by Grit Commercial same as the 2008 Squad book and the 2004 Hose Wagon book. Unfortunately the printing quality is the same as the Squad book. Most color pictures are a little too digitalized / blurry and many have a slight blue tone.
There is a big difference between the super quality Hose Wagon pictures and the almost blurry Squad and ALF pictures. A shame. I would love to see the Hose Wagon book quality back.
But still the ALF book is a nice addition to the FDNY collection.
The book says that 13 tillers were delivered in 1960 and assigned to amongst others ladder 26 - and that in 1962 FDNY took delivery of 7 tillers more.
But Sorensen and Woods "New York City Fire Trucks" shows Ladder 26 as one of the 7 delivered in 1962.
Anyone knows what?s correct? I guess it is Calderone.
Also after reading the new book I was wondering, if there were no ALF 900 pumpers in FDNY. Were they all ALF 1000??
Take care